Katja Kankaanpaa
UFC DebutNickname“Killer Bunny”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Seinajoki, Southern Ostrobothnia
- Born
- Finland
- Weight class
- Strawweight
- Height
- 5'4" · 163 cm
Before the UFC
Katja Kankaanpaa makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
134-96-5
.583 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
13 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 4 sub · 5 decInvicta · LFN 10 · Cage Warriors · BP 12 · BP 11 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | DeAnna Bennett14-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Invicta | Sep 12, 2015 |
| L | Livinha Souza14-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R4 | 3:58 | Invicta | Apr 24, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Brabo Choke | R5 | 2:03 | Invicta | Sep 6, 2014 | |
| W | Alyona Rassohyna13-6 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:49 | LFN 10 | May 17, 2014 |
| L | Joanne Wood17-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Invicta | Dec 7, 2013 |
| W | Juliana Lima10-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Invicta | Apr 5, 2013 |
| W | Aisling Daly16-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Warriors | Dec 31, 2012 |
| D | Simona Soukupova6-6-1 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BP 12 | Sep 14, 2012 |
| W | Mei Yamaguchi21-16-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BP 11 | Mar 23, 2012 |
| W | Karla Benitez17-17-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Cage 16 | Oct 8, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:12 | Cage 15 | Apr 29, 2011 | |
| W | Niina Aaltonen | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 2:12 | BP 9 | Oct 9, 2010 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:13 | BP Fight Night 2 | Apr 17, 2010 | |
| W | Paulina Suska1-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | OF | Mar 27, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.